SSC CGL 2019 PYQ — Question 37

SSC CGL - 6th June 2019 - Shift 2 • General Awareness • Q37

Kala Bhavana, founded in 1919, is a noted institution of education and research in visual arts. It is located in _______. 

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Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is option 1 i.e. West Bengal.

What is Kala Bhavana? 

  • Kala Bhavana (Institute of Fine Arts) is the fine arts faculty of Visva-Bharati University, in Shantiniketan, India. Santiniketan is a small town located in the Birbhum district of West Bengal.
  • It is an institution of education and research in visual arts, founded in 1919, it was established by Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore.

Kala Bhavana has at present six major streams of studies:

  1. Painting
  2. Graphic Art (Print-making)
  3. Design (Ceramic & glass)
  4. Design (Textile)
  5. History of Art
  6. Sculpture